blue water massey
Well-known Member
Dec. 12
1787 Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, five days after Delaware became the first
1862 USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine
1901 Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland
1946 Tide detergent introduced
1955 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell
Birthdays:
1805 Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express
1870 Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company
1881 Harry Warner, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros
Deaths:
1894 John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada
1964 William Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group
Thought for the day:
?It isn?t sufficient just to want. You?ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.?
1787 Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, five days after Delaware became the first
1862 USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine
1901 Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [***] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland
1946 Tide detergent introduced
1955 1st prototype of hovercraft patented by British engineer Christoper Cockerell
Birthdays:
1805 Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express
1870 Walter Benona Sharp, American businessman, co-founded Hughes Tool Company
1881 Harry Warner, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros
Deaths:
1894 John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada
1964 William Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group
Thought for the day:
?It isn?t sufficient just to want. You?ve got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.?